Monthly Archives: August 2017

One of the ways that we harm ourselves and others is by judging. Judging is an instinctive but unhelpful mental habit that poisons our capacity to love. When we do not love, we and others suffer. Judging comes in several…

Frustration, resentments, regrets, fear, and negativity poison our well-being. Learn to let go to prevent unnecessary suffering. How do you let go? First see the cost of wanting to change what cannot be changed. See your suffering from grasping. Notice…

I tend not to use the word “Relapse” anymore because it implies that readdicting is an all-or-nothing phenomenon. In reality, people return to addicting to varying degrees. It is more realistic to speak of a recurrence of addicting, or "readdicting."…

Refuge recovery is a Buddhist approach to recovery following the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism 1. Life involves suffering. 2. Suffering is due cravings. Or rather to our addiction to satisfying cravings for pleasure and cravings to avoid pain. 3.…